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BURLINGAME,
June 19,
CALL TO ORDER
PL EDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
Led by Alfred J. Palmer,
RoLL gALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
COI,JNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:
MINUTES
The minutes of the
adopted.
APPLICATION FOR AUCTION PERMIT
I. C.B. CHARLES GALLERIES INC.
The minutes of the regular meetlng of June 5,
and adooted liith the folLowing correction: P
change Lhe "SKAG plan" to the-"scAG plan;" Pa
3rd [aragraph, fiist sentence to read,, "Counc
that- thia was the area she had origtnally con
for residential; . . "
Police Chief.
AMSTRUP, BARTON, CROSBY,},IANGINI, },IARTIN
NONE
1978 were approved
age L74 draft minutes,
ge L77 draft minutes,
ilwoman Barton remarked
sidered appropriate
om C. B. Charles Gallerles, Inc.
Estate Auction at the Burlingame
ghway, on Monday, Tuesday and Wed-
, L978. Letter enclosed a catalogue
noted that Mr. Charles had previousLy
October 8 through October ll, L973.
CALIFORNIA
L978
A regular meeting of the Burlingame Cicy Council was heLd on the
abovE date in thE City Hall CounciL Chambers. Meeting was called
to order at 8:30 P.M.'by Mayor Wi-lliam J. Crosby after executive
session starting at 7:50 P.M.
study meeting of June 7, L978 lrere approved and
Letter dated April 4, 1978 fr
advised of their plans for an
Hyatt House, 1333 Bayshore Ht
n6sday, October L6, L7 and 18of a sale previously held and
held an auction in Burlingame
Memo of l4av 16, 1978 from Burlingame Police Department advised that
the applicint ti background had bEen investigated and they- found
nothl;a of a derogat6ry nature o! hiq or his buslness dealings, and
found no objectlon to lssuance of this permit.
Councilman Manglni moved that this auctlon Permtt be approved,
second by CounciLman. Martin, carried unanimously.
PRESENTATION
I. }.IR. STEVE SI,]ITZER,1317 SANCHEZ AVENUE BURLINGAME,RE CABLE TV.
Mr. Steve Switzer, l3l7 Sanchez, addressed Co
He reviewed his efforts to get informatlon as
not avaitable tn Burlingame, during the cours
had been told that City government had decide
for Burlingame, and that there had been litig
a neighboring city. Mr. svritzer pointed out
availEble in"the -surrounding cities; he thoug
denied something they had a right to; it is a
uncil on this subject.to why cable TV was
e of whlch he said he
d that it was not good
ation concerning it inthat cable TV isht citizens were being
growing trend aLl
people with familiesexorbitant expense of
be a source of addition-
the effect of Prop-
cable TV was a good
brought about Propo-
over the country; and a great money saver to
since they can see popular movies without the
going to L movie house. He noted this could
Il iicome to the City, especially in view of
osition 13. He thoughE this refusal to have
example of Government interference which had
sition 13.
L79
CounciLman Mangini, addressing Mr. Switzer, told htm that
not opposed to cable TV but hras concerned about publicity
ing that cable TV systems had not met their contractural
ations in neighboring cities.
Mr. Switzer said he had checked out the matter of Millbraers lit-
igation with a cable TV company, and found it was brought about
because the City of Millbrae would not approve increased rates to
where it was reisonable to operate. He ibmpared MiLlbrae ts rateof $4.00 to the San Francisco rate of $10.00, and stated he
thought cities should not be invoLved ln rate setting sLnce cable
TV is a business and it is up to the individual whether he wants
to pay it or not.
Councilman Mangini noted that the League of California C!ties in-
dicates opposition to that bill.
Mr. Switzer repeated he simply wanted Councit to consider the
matter since cable TV would serve the citizens and promises future
expansion. He suggested that TV companies couLd be solicited forbids for comparison.
inl,ayo r Crosby stated he was tn favor of cable TV, but from past
experience the City had found that there must be a franchise and
the City must set the rates. The citizens must be protected. If
the TV company does not find the rates reasonable, they can come
before the Council to ratse them.
The City Attorney conftrmed that cable TV would oPerate in a city
under a sole franchlse, which the city does respect, for a certain
period of years. The TV company would use the City's streets,
sidewalks, and utiltty poles. If rates were set too high, citizens
would not subscribe. He commented there ts currently a biLL in the
State legislation that would remove from the cities the ability to
control cable TV.
he wasindicat-
oblig-
I. BTIRLINGA}M PLAZA TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT, JOB NO. 74-24
Assistant Civil Engineerts memo of June L4, L978 reported the onlybidder for this project was Anza Engineering at $49,370.00. Engeer's estimate r.,as $45,225.OO Council previously rejected aLL bfor the work on April 17, 1978 as the low bid of $58,363.00 was
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Councilman Martin stated that to the best of his knowledge
Burlingamers Council had never said they did not want cable TV in
the City. In the past the City had receLved no assurance from
cable TV companies that they would supply the whole city. Some
peopLe live in outlying districts which might not be supplied.
Also there is the problem of undergrounding. All utilities in
MiLls Estates are undergrounded and the TV companies would give no
assuranee that their systems wouLd be undergrounded, in which caseMills Estates could not have cable TV. He cited instances in
another city where the cable TV company did not pay their biLL to
the telephone company and this utility would not Let them usetheir poles. He commented that maybe in the future cable TV could
be on a paying basis, but this town could not let them operatewithout a franchise charge since aL1 utilittes must be treated the
same. He added he would like to have cable TV and would be favor-
ably inclined if some company could do a good job.
Councilman Mangini stated that if cable TV were possible in the
Ctty he would subscribe, but he did not want to see the City in-
volved in Litigation.
ldayor Crosby confirmed that at the time of previous cable TV pro-
posals the City had found that none of the companies would go upin Mills Estate. This had been a stumbling block at thaE time.
However, the companies might have a different outlook at thistl-me. He suggested that the City l,Ianager investigate.
BIDS: CONSIDERATION OF
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substantiaLly over the Engineerrs estimate. The project wasaltered in order to reduce the total cost. Memo recommendedthe contract be awarded to Anza Engineering. By endorsement
June 15, 1978, City Manager concurred in recommendation.
then
that
of
I"lay or Crosby asked why there was only one bid. Director of Public
Works reptied that he did not know, that several potential bidders
wele contacted, and the project was redesigned. For the benefitof the audience, he explained that this project will provide direct
aecess into Burlingame Plaza from El Camino.
RESOLUTION NO 37-78 IIAWARDING CONTRACT BURLINGAME PLAZA TRAFFICffiNTJoBNo.74-24.'(AnzaEngineeringCorporation.
$49,370.00) was introduced by Councilman Manglni who moved ailoption,
second by Councilman Marttn, unanimously carried on roLl cal1.
HEARING
L. APPEAL OF DAV]D H. KEYSTON FOR ANZA SHAREHOLDERSI IIQUIDATING
TRUST FROM PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF SPECIAL PERMIT AND
PARKING VARIANCE TO RAISER ARCHITECTURAL GROUP AND STANLEY LO
In response to request from Mayor Crosby, Ctty PLanner reviewed thisproject which he described as a combined use, an office buildingwith a restaurant on the top floor. The parking variance iq for 30
compact cars and special permit for a building more than 50'inheight. Planning Commission at their meeting of May 22, approved
the-variance and-special permit for a building not to exceed 60 I inheight. The negative dectaration covers statistics and the con-the statement,an. Waterfront Com-roject site. Concepttions except for com-t could be used to
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clusion that no EIR is required is folLowetRestaurant uses are compafible with Genera
mercial land use is shown on General Plan.
pLans satisfy building, fire andpact car spaces. An alternativeprovide 30 more standard size par
but it would reduce landscaping tattractive and less functLonal prthis project will be prominent on
freeway with Airport Boulevard an
as much landscaping as possible o
Project the Planning Commission rarea. He added construction plan
application for building permit,
for parking Lot.
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ing spaces and avoid the variance,
L5% of site and result in a lessject: " CiEy Planner noted that
the new road connecting the
he had hoped that there would be
the tr,,o street frontages.
commends would have 207" Landscaped
have been received as well as
Lan check, and landscaping plan
Councilrnan Martin pointed out that the
"To reduce parking requirements lrom 27
This is croised out and it ends "to all
questioned reason for this. City Plann
review the restaurant had been included
Combined with office space, during the
be a baLlooning of parking requirements
that it is essentially an office buildt
space. It might eventually be changed
top floor. The parking requirement for
considered by Planning Department to be
principal use, such as the office build
Airport Boulevard. Councilman Martin q
had been made that this was not a sPeci
Councilman Mangini noted that the crux ofis parking for an office or a restaurant.
across the street. City Planner reviewed
variance application rec ites
6 spaces to t90 spaces.rr
ow 30 compact spa-es.'r Heer replieil that in the initial
as a specialty restaurant rmiddle of the day there would
. This predates the concept
ng because 63% Ls officeto become office space on the
an eating establishment is
an ancillary use to theing and restaurant at 433
uestioned why the dec tsionalty restaurant. The City
Planner replied that the principal time of use o
restaurant, serving a special type of food, is i
weekend. This proposed restaurant can serve foo
are aLready employed ln the building and parked
the daytim-e. the City Planner stated that this
tical ;ith the one made for the Sheraton l{otel w
ant on the same premises as the hotel .
f a spec ialty
n the evening ord to peopLe whoat the site during
decision was iden-
hich has a re staur-
the situation seems to be
He questioned "fee parking t'
parking requirements for an
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office building as I space to 300 SF; for eating establishments,
L space to 200 SF, unless it is only an eating extablishment,the; it is I spac6 to 9l sF. HeTi[?[ed fee paiking would be at
Anza Airport parking fac il ity .
Councilman Martin noted thatstreet in Airport Parking, it
temporary intefil use of l0 yeis not going to be parking th
l,tayor Crosby announced this lras a publtc hearing, and asked for
public c omment .
John Raiser, Raiser Constructton Company, addressed
tated thts was originally submitted as an office bu
earing the Blayney and Drachman reports. In listenrts, it was his understanding that the Ctty wants r
he Waterfront. Therefore, he had redesign
purpose building. It can stand on its owor it can be combtned loith a restaurant o
present time no tenant has been selected f
elt that a restaurant is a good use in thaer pointed out that a variance for parkinget more landscaping. There was adequate p
scaping of 1-5%. However, it was determine
if there is fee space across the
was his understanding this is aars. Beyond that, it is assumed there
ere.
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Counc i I .ilding prior
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e s taurant se this affice build-floor. At
s taurant .n. Mr.
ssary onlyd adequatef and hisf carsabte Land-
caping tos tmportant.
suu round ingfor the
ed equipment
58' . Heightoffice andsituatlon
had been
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mpany that landscaplng could be enhanced if one row o
uld be made compact. IIis company will employ a rePut
ape architect and is willing to pay $45,000 for tands
ke a good entrance to this area since visual impact i
e height variance was necessary to overcome height of
ildin[s to get a view. This resulted in a 55' heiShtiLding. It is desirable to screen all the roof mount
ch as air conditioning. .This resuLts is a height of
riance is requested for 60'. As to intermingling of
staurant traffic, Mr. Raiser stated that the parking
tvreen the office and restaurant at Kee Joon building
served, and the two uses seem to work well together.
s building is not an exception but would be following
shed pattern.
CounciLman Mangini asked Mr. Raiser i
other projects in paying for potentia
service in the area - streets, and me
water runoff. Regarding water runoffproject will have a clarification sys
so there will not be any Pollutants Psystem. It will take care of oils, s
He said he was concerned equally with
would be adequate and thought paying
among developers rather than one lndi
man said he had been referring to an
sment district and asked if he wouldthis. Mr. Raiser said he would, and
Councilman Martin, said he would be wdition of the variance.
Councilman Martin conmented on Mr. Raiser ts statement that he had
origtnaLly applied for an offtce butlding and remarked that the
actaal varianie applicatton, as well as Mr. Raiserts letter ac-
companying it, describe both the office building and restaurant.
Mr. Ralsei replied that plans and numbers were being shifted in
various directions at this time. Mr. David Keyston, Anza Liquid-
ating Trust, addressed Council to theeffect that he would have no
obJection to this permit if it were for an office building, butit would have too much impact with the addition of a restaurant,
especiall.y at the noon hour. He said that Kee Joons would havefilted up their parking if other additionaL adjacent parking hadnot been provided. He thought the question of whether this v'ras
classed as a specialty restaurant was important, and thought it
could be determined onLy when the type of restaurant T,.,a s tdent-ified. He pointed out that compact car parking was more approp-riate for an office building than a restaurant, since office
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he would be willing to assist
increased costs of providingting Federal requlrements for
Mr. Raiser stated that the
em for parktng Iot drainaget in the Bay or storm sewer
nds, and other impurities.
the City that facilitiesor streets could be spreadidual project. The Counc il-quitable share in an asses-
e willing to participate inn resPonse to question fromlling to make that a con-
e
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\rorkers tend to occupy the same spaces. He suggested that if
Council does wish to grant the permit, it might be conditionedthat any restaurant design comes back to Council for revlew and
modification. This would give control .
In response to question from Councilman Mangini, City Planner
affirmed that the combination use did meet parking code as he
understood it.
Counctlwoman Barton commented she could not see how Councit
could grant the permit if they did not know whether the permit
would 6e for an office butlding, or an office building wtth
restaurant. She aLso loas concerned wlth noontime parking.
Mr. Raiser offered t.o accept a permit for an office building,
and come back to Council when the time comes to develop the
restaurant for a tenant.
Mr.. Leonard Waldo of Purdy Company told Council he objected to
a parklng variance of any kind. He stated Purdy's buildlng- was
L4. years old, and at present some of the employees must park in
the street. He was very concerned about a restaurant use.
There were no further audience commentst
was declared closed.
and the pubLic hearing
Councilman Amstrup stated he did not like to give permi-ts when
he did not kno!,, what the final use would be. He thought inform-
ation was not specific enough. Councilman !'Iartin noted the Cat-
trans statement on traffic which indicated that traffic going
into the restaurant would be added to the traffic l-eaving the
office building between 4:30 - 5:30 P.M.
Councilwoman Barton added she feared t[qt approving
would create the same kind of problemztilith parking
Burl ingame.
Mr. Joseph Kent, Director of Architecture for Raiser, addressed
Council.' He pointed out that the issue was not the actual number
of spaces, siirce the number is adequ.ate. The lssue was whether
to ule a certain number of compact spaces in order to increase
Landscaping from 157. to 20%.
Mayor Crosby pointed out that part of the issue was that originally
th6y did noi ira*re a restaurant; just an office buil-ding. Mr. Kent
soeiified that this application is for the combined use, and this
tjzpe of mixed use is iriry beneficial in mitigating- traffic imPacts
since it has been found that the peak hours of each use are dif-
ferent. If a tenant is not found for the restaurant, the space
this variancein downtown
might be rented as an office. In this case, the
cess of 40 parking spaces. His comPany would re
permits for the shell structure' a building perm
quired, and planning eval-uations for each amount
developed within the shell .
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Councilman Martin commented tf they were just going to build an
office building, height could be lowered. Mr. Kent replied that
ihe design was"such Ihat there were - sight Llnes throught the build-
ins. AlEo, eye level view was not impeded because parking was
J"F""rrea bel6vr the berm. Mr. Keystoir again-pointed out that if-
ih'i" ,"." a specialty restaurant,- there *ould not be enough parkingrand
requested that the ri:staurant come back for review.
Councilman Amstrup again stated he did not think there was enough
lnformation to grint-this permit, and questioned if Mr. Raiser or
Mr. Kent could ipeak for the owner in this discussion.
Mr. Raiser affirmed he could, and toLd council that if it were their
a-".ir"-io approve the permit for an office building. only, it wou1d
be satisfacibry. The bity P1anner commented that the mixed use
would be bette? for the City because of extra revenue '
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Mayor Crosby stated he understood from the dtscussion that Mr.
Raiser roouli change the building to office onl-y if Council
wished, that Mr. keyston had no objection to ParklnS- tor an.
office 'building, ant that'space.foi comPact cars would not be
necessary if lEndscaping wai I57. instead of 2O%, He noted he
would ralher have ttra 26% and questioned if the building could
be lowered if there wer€ no restaurant (restaurant uses require
a higher ceiling height than office space)-. -Mr. Raiser stated
the Eeight difference would be onLy about I foot.
Councilman Martin questioned Mr. Raiser if there could be a
solution to the restaurant problem, slnce it would be to the ad-
vantage of the City to have-a restaurant there. Mr. Raiser
statel he did not even have an applicant for the lease, and it
could take as much as six months to find a tenant. He stated he
would be willing when he got an applicant to come in and tell
Council ivhat kind of an operation it would be, and would accePt
this as a condition. The- Councilman suggested the condition
that City not give a permit for use of the space until, Raiser
came in wittr ttre type of restaurant; or, withhold any business
License for use of- the top floor until the use had been reviewed.
Mr. Raiser stated he woulil meet any condition Council wanted to
impose.
Councilwoman Barton commented she too would like to see the res-
taurant use conditioned because of the parking.
Councilman Amstrup opposed the idea of putting the building- up
and working out uiage- later. He thought the only way City had an
advantage on this building would be if the building has a res-
taurantl The City Plannei suggested several options for condit-
ions: permit the'restaurant to operate only after 6:00 P.M.,
permit bnly a certaln amount of seating to be used during the day.
Mayor Crosby suggested that the amount of floor space to,be_
devoted to the iestaurant could be limited. Mr. Raiser indicated
his willingness to cooperate with anything the Council desired.
Councilman Ma
r^,ith a re
Raiser as
wanted onor none,did r.rantthat datein the bu
desi
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hewa PetheiLdi
rt ingniifh
of
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asked if Mr. Raiser could come back to Council
n two rdeeks that would effect a compromise. Mr.
e could have definite guidelines - if the Council
the top floor for a restaurant, or ll3, or all,
be agieeable. However, he pointed out that he
befoie July l, 1978, if possible, because afterte has mandated a completely nel,l set of standards
ode to meet energy requirements.
Sta
ngc
Councilwoman Barton approved the concePt of an office plus testaur-
ant but thought parking was a definite problem. She stated that
if Land were leased for parking, instead of a variance, she would
consider the project excellent.
After considerably more Council discussion, Councilman Martin asked
if Mr. Raiser could come back to Council with a plan incorporating
some kind of a compromtse on the parking on Wednesday night, June2L. Mr. Raiser agreed that he could.
Mayor Crosby continued this hearing to Wednesday night, June 21,
1978.
RECESS
After a short recess at 10:15 P.M. the meeting reconvened.
STUDY AREA PERMITS
I. AEROBAY INDUSTRIAL PARK - PHASE 2
City Planner transmitted to Council by memo of June 13, L978 this
Study Area Permit application, Environmental Assessment Form,
Negative Declaration, and reduced site p1an, elevations, and Land-
scape plan for this project. He brtefly explained the project
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which consists of the addition of two buildings to an existingstructure and construction of an additional bullding which would
have the same architectural treatment. He quoted Negative
DecLaration which indicates that this project would not have asignificatrt effect, and noted that the applicant, HermanChristensen, nas present for Council questions.
Councilman Mangini moved that Study Area permit be granted,
second by CounciLman Martin, carried unantmously.
2. TRANS-RENT-A-CAR, INC. RENTAL OFFICE BUILDING AND SITE
IMPROVEMENTS 1775 BAYSHORE HIGHI.IAY
City Plannerts memo of June L3, 1978 transmitted to Council
documentation on this permit which included: Apptication forstudy area perrnit, appiicant rs letter of explairition, environ-
mentaL assessment, Negative Decl-aration, PLanning Commission
minutes of May 22, L978 at which time special permit was
approved, site plan and parking layout, revised to 6/78.
City Pof thecar re
struct
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and Ialighti
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rea
ner addressed CounciL. He presented three photographste, and stated this was a relocation of an existing
L agency from 1484 Bayshore Highway involving the con-of a 840 SF rental office building, a canopy over gas
nd, underground tank, pavement for 40 parking spaces
caped areas not less than 15t wide plus fencing and
He called Council attention to the Planning Commission
s whtch are: (1) A finaL parcel map shall be approvede special permit for Land use on that parcel may become. (2) The site area shalL be of adequate size to pro-street parking for aLl employees and al1 rent-a-car
ment vehicles. (3) There shall be ncar spaces for pickup and dropoff pur
Ly marked. (4) Separation between f
ng area shall be lncteased to not les
se trap shaLl be designed and install
rease from entering storm drainage sy
ot less than l0
poses, to be stripedront proPerty lines than 15 feet.
ed in site drain to
stem and then thethe site for Load-
oreventir"y. (6
ing and
any on-olimited
renewable for another five yea
be subject to annual review an(9) Height of mounding or scree(10) North driveway to be entranexit, with sign "right turn only(1f) Revised plot plan shoroingstaff approval.
Councilman Ma
an obj ectionfor off- s it e
repre senting
objection to
There was anproperty forthis firm wou
area permit b
the Planning
unanimous ly .
Councilman Martin noteproject development ch
an eouitable share ofinclddirg but not L imitraffic signals. He sation be made to Counc
3. VICTORIA STATION RESTAURANT
ngini noted that Planning Commission minutes indicate
by applicant to a condition regarding service chargecirculation system improvements. Mr. Cyrus McMillan,
appLicant, addressed Councll stating there was no
a general type of equitable assessment proceeding.
objection to any special assessment on this silgle
a traffic signal . But if the entire area ts affected,
Id pay its fair share. Councilman l'trart in moved study
e airpiroved subject to the Ll conditions imposed by
Commission, second by Councilman Mangini, carried
be provided o
rom auto transreet. (7) Spt shall runeriod. (8)
eport to the
ceIt
La ndscaping shall be submitted for
Planner ts suggested condttton that a
$100 per parking space be charged as
e circulation system improvements,local streets, freeway access andd that this be studied and a recommend-
p
)Adequate space shal
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unloading of vehic Lesr-off-loading on the sto period of leasehold
n
P
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planting toonly and soat exit driv
orts, rather thancial permit shall beor five years and be
Vehicle parking shal L
Planning Commis s ion .
be no less than 4' .uth driveway to bee during peak hours.
d City
arge ofoff-sitted to
uggesteiL.
A study area permit for the Vlctoria Station restaurant at 60 Anza
'rTfirr!rd__r7,<r34,!ry
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Pacific Place was approved at the Council meeting of June 5, L978
subject to type of roof matertals being brought back to Councilfor determination. Ctty building code does not permit metal roofcoverings. Memo of June 1-9, L978 from Chief Building Inspectorobjected that proposed roof is not heavy timber of one hour firerated.
Mr. David Keyston addressed Council stating that architect forthls project had agreed to install a heavy timber roof which wilL
comply with one hour ftre rating. He submitted to Council sampleof roofing and photographs of buildings with type of roof re-
quested.
Burlingame Fire Chief told Council he would support Building
Inspector and code which does not p'ermit metal roofs in the City.
He stated he had two maior objections: 1. Pltch of roof, estimatedat 30 - 35o, with roof 40t at"ridge. This will cause diificultiesto firemen working on roof, and 2. Firemen woul-d have to pull off
these metal corrugated shingLes, and noted that once the heat starts
conducting on this roof firemen have to move somewhere, and ttrc only
pLace would be to the aertal. He noted that Mr. Keyston had sug-
gested that perhaps an acce.ss road could be provided for the aerial .
Mr. Keyston conf irmed that an access road would be put in, thebuilding wouLd be sprinklered, and the heavy timber provided.
Councilman Mangini noted that the metal roof would make a visual
tmpact and questioned if it would be treated.
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ouncilman Martin
one-hour roof anrimarily concernearn, and there lrobjected as a mettprinkLer system s
our rating, but i
quest one d if tfere w-ould be a major problem roith
the Fire Departmen
Councllnan Amstrup thought the Fire Chtefrs defense of his position
was commendabLe.
Councilwoman Barton commented the Council had turned down anothermetal roof but only because of a non-sprinkthis sprinklered buililing she considered th
lered building. Withe roof fairly safe.
Councllman l,langini moved that the corrugated metal roof be approvedsubject to the following conditions: sprtnklered building, one-hourftre-resistive construction, use of a heavy timber roof, provisionof an access road around the building for the Fire DepartmentrsaeriaL truck, a full vratertight roof to be provided under the metalroof, and the galvanized metal to be treated with acid to offsetgLare. Second by Councilman Martin, carried unanimousLy on roLLcaIL.
COMMUNlCATIONS
L. BURLINGAME SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION RE FUNDING
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houl d
n thet lrou
lding sprinklered. Fire Chief stated he was
ause this is a three story building, a bige a great deal of heat conduction. He also
consistency with the code. He stated thishold 987. of the time, plus the fact of one
event that something happened to the systemld be faced with a problem.
At the request of Mayor Crosby, Councilwonan Barton read letter ofJule I5, L978 from BurLingame Sister-City Association reviewingthis organization's work in getting the AnnuaL InternationaL Con-vention to come to Burlingame next year and the advantage of such aconvention to the City in terms of hotel and other revenues. Thebid proposal for thls conventton is to be made in Cuernavaca, Mexico,at the 4gg,rst convention of this year. By this Letter, BurlingameSlster-City Association requested Council to release to them bilancegI qgley budgeted for Sister Ciry i.n L977-78, approximarely 9I,500 -$1,600. This would be used for iegistration feir- of 975.00- each for16 members of the Association. They would have to pay air fare ofover $200 each plus hotel and meal LccommodatLons. ^ -
In response to Councll questions, Mr. AL Leyva, Vice president ofBurLingame Sister-City Association, conf irmi:d facts in the lerrer-
1-8fi
that the money r^,as presently in the budget, that it woul-d be
used only for registration fees, and that attendance at this
yearts conventlon couLd be responsible for the International-Convention being held in Burlingame next year. Council dis-
cussed this request, expressing their approval of the Assoc-
iationrs work and this excellent pxogram. However, the point
was made that the Cityts expenses must be cut as a result of
Proposition 13, and other worthnhiLe programs have been cut.
ALso, the City has an agreement vrith the Visitors and Con-
vention Bureau whereby this bureau receives a certain amount
of hotel tax to aid iir getting business for the City. There-fore, it was the consensus of the Council that they could not
grant this request. It was suggested that the Sister City
Assoclati-on mieht be able to obtain some help from the Con-
vention and VtEitor's Bureau. However, Mr. iohn Steen of that
Bureau stated he doubted this.
COMMUNICATIONS
2,. DAVID H. KEYSTON: STUDY AREA PERMIT PROCESSES TO BE
APPLICABLE TO ONE WATERFRONT OFFICE BUILDING PROJECT
Letter of
Liquidat in
Trust and
continue t
eme rg enc ytheir expirat i
approach the C
ances !n effecication c ont inwill not rej ecearliest poss i
would permit y
Permit . "
June
8Trtheobe
ord i
13, 1978 from David H. Keyston, Anza Shareholderts
ust advised Council of the commtttment of Anza
Regency Development Company that this project would
considered under rules and regulations of the
nance procedures expiring July 6, L978, despite
on. The two parties pledge that they would not
ity for a building peimit under the zoning ordin-
t prlor to Ehe emergency ordinance. The commun-
ueil , 't'llth thts assurance, we understand that you
t the Droiect on JuLv 3. but nill extend it to the
ble date 6n which yol f6el that the Bayfront Plan
ou to consider One Waterfront for a Study Area
3. AIRPORTS COMMISSION, CITY AND COIJNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO:
PENDING FEDERAL LEGISLATION EXTENDING COMPLIANCE DATE FOR
QUIETER AIRCRAFT.
Letter o
advised
encLosed
Cannon,
a I Lowed
Leg is la twith quieteto comply w
Heath reque
fJ
tha
,owhi
und
ion
une B, L978 from Richard R. Heath, Dl-rector of Airports,
t Airports Commission had passed a resoLution' copy
pposiirg Senate Bitt 3054, introduced by Senator Howard
lh woula allow airtines five years more Ehau they,are
er current airport reguLationi and current federal
to replace thiir noiEier t\^,o and three engine atrcraft
r airciaft. San Francisco Airport could not continue
ith state noise laws if this lbgislation is passed. Mr'
sted support of City in opposing this bilt.
coov of Letter of June 16, L978 from the City of Millbrae, addressed
io'ft..-H"iitr, aavisea tha[ MiLlbrae, by resoiution, copy encLosed,
i" "iro oppo"i.tg the bill and is urlin! Senator Cannon to hotd
tr"riini. ih c"tIror.,ia to a1Low opiiiois of citizens to be heard'
It was the consensus of Council that Burlingame also would oppose
this biLL. Mayor Crosby directed City Manager to process'
4, BURLINGAME CHAMBE R OF COMMERCE:ANZA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Letter of June L5, L978 from the Burlingame Chamber
atiacHea report of the Chamber of Commerce Board of
Cor*itt"" o., Anra Development Project for CounciL in
I4ayor Crosby acknowledged receipt.
STAFT MEMORANDA
of
Di
fo
Comme rc e
rec tors
rmation.
I CITY MANAGER RE:BROADI^IAY STREET FAIR
nbff
al
y le tte r
Br oa dwayto Chula
of June 7, L978 xe-
Avenue for their annual
vista Avenue on sunday,
Broadway Merchants As soc iat io
ouested oermission to close o
dtreet Fiir from El Camino Re
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August 13, L97B from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
from L0:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. By endorsementCity Manager recommend approval.
Fair would be oof June L5, L97
Pen
8
Councit had no objections to these arrangements. Hol.rever,
Councilman Ams tru
commented that af
chants had sugges
way of insuring tto question from
could be done by
pbter
ted
hatcir
req
rought up the matter of street cleanup. Ile
the Art Show on Burlingame Avenue some mer-that in the future City should have someall street debris was cleaned. In resy Manager he cencurred that possibly thuiring some cleanup fees.
POnseis
funds forark Improve-
ion must be
proj ec tL9,L44. Cityply and thenstilI main-
After some Councll discussion, I"layor Crosby directed City Managerto discuss idith thls Association the matter of cleanup and fees.
2. CITY MANAGER RE: WASHINGTON PARK IMPROVE}MMS
City Managerrs memo of June L5, 1978 attached Park Director rs
report of June L2, L978 on this application for SBLT
proposed Capital Improvement project for Washington
ment s
made
cost
Manag
Northeast Sector. Report stated that applica
oted that one course of action lrould be to ater whether to make the improvements if Stat
4
PtI,
by
of
er
une 30, 1978 for these matching funds: tota
25,525, City share $6,381, funds from State +
p
e
J
$
n
aI
x
ta
b
on
2
dec.ide Itains aI ocation. He suggested, however, if the City does notapply, the assumptlon is that the monies will not be spent on
another city, but will be cancelled and a saving would result.
After some discussion Council concurred that, Ln view of otherfinancial cuts in the City, it could not approve City expenditurefor this proj ec t
Councilman Amstrup moved that a letter be sent to the State rep-resentative, State Department of Parks and Recreation Grants Section,that City will not apply for this grant and requests that the money
be put. into a fund to be returned to cities due to the effect of
Proposition I3. Second by Councilwoman Barton, carried unanimously.
Mayor Crosby requested that each member of Council receive a copyof the letter.
3. CITY MANAGER RE: CHAPIN AVENUE PARKING
In response to Counc tL
Manager transmitted de
Chapin Avenue proposed
This covers installat I
$3,237 and change of 6
Council dec ided
rneet ing of June
equest at meeting of June 5, 1978, CitylL and sketch showing parking changes ony Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission.of 39 meters at an approximate cost of
spaces to one-hour limit.
to
2L,
delay discussion on this matter to budget
L978.
City i"lanager ts memo of 6/L5/78 advised Councll that a refund of
$8r080.92 xo the State Controller $as necessary because of over-
payment of mandated costs cLaim f.or L976-77. The L977-78 estimatecost claim was rejected because it was filed after the deadline,but Late cLaim has been corrected and City will receive its 1977-
78 money Less 20%. This claim amounts to $2,880.
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. CITY MANAGER RE: REFI]ND 0F OVERPAYMENT T0 STATE CoNTROLLER
I. TENTATIVE AND FINAL PARCEL MAPS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING
COMMISSION:
a.) l6L0 GILBRETH ROAD
Assistant Ctty Engineerts memo of June 13, 1978 stated thatthis map proposes combining three lots into a single parcel.
There is also proposed vacating of some easements on theproperties and dedication of nel, easements, which easements
t4.F.rqlF'
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were specified. Endorsement of JuneCity Manager recommended approval of
15, .1978 fromthe parcel map.
b.) 800 AIRPORT BOULEVARDAssistant City Engineerts memo of June 13,stated there are no condittons of approval
recommendation of this tentative and finalmap. City Managerrs endorsement of June L
recommended approval .
1978in the
parcel5, 1978
2. SPECIAL ENCROACHMENT PERMIT(BIKE PATH).
477 AIRPORT BOI]LEVARD
A ssistant City Engineerts memo of May 26, L978 expl-ained thisermit was prepared in response to request from Anza Pacific toormalize agreement to allow Anza to close bike path during night
ime hours at rear of their property bordering lagoon freeway.ssistant City Engineer recommended approval, as did Ctty Managery his endorsement of l4ay 3L, L978.
Ptt
A
b
3. RESOLUTION NO. 38-78 - ,'RESOLUTION ORDERING THE VACATION ANDffi oF AN EASEMENT As suowN oN THAT cERTATN
I4AP ENTITLED TTRESUBDIVISIoN 0F LoTS 20-26, INCLUSM, BLoCK 5,
AS SltoWN ON MAP ENTITLED, MILLSDALE TNDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT N0. 2"
was introduced by Couocilman Mangini who moved its adoptlon and
approvaL of Consent CaLendar, second by Councilwoman Barton,carried unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS
T. RESOLUTION NO. 39-78 ''ESTABLISHING FEE SCHEDIJLE FOR PLANNING
COMMISSION APPLICATION AND PERMITS't was introduced by Councilman
Mangini who moved its adoption, second by CounciLman Martin.
Council questioned derivation of these increased fees, City
Planner detailed amount of time necessary for some tasks. He
explained that a neBative decLaration, for instance, can be fouror five pages Long with much time involved in its preparation.
0n a question regarding charge for an EIR at L25% of. contractcost, plus staff time in excess of L6 hours, City Planner ex-plained that 25% would be for administrative costs, noting thatthe City of Belmont, for example, charges 50% for administrat.ivecost.
Councilman Martin noted these costs must be justified as feesrather than taxes since under Jarvis Gann taxes cannot be in-creased. He suggested that on applications for negative decLar-ation a statement be inserted that these are fees which are
mandated by State, so that the Cityts posttion could be madequite clear.
Resolution carried unanimously on rolL call vote.
City Attorney questioned Councit ts attitude tovrard including inbuilding permit fees costs of Planning Department checking of
plans for large projects for zoning, setback, parking and other
compliances. There is much time involved, and the suggested feeis $50.00 for all projects of $100,000 plus $1.00 for each add-itional $1,000 or fraction therof.
City PLanner confirmed that Large projects do entail much timein plan checking for zoning, and charging for this time could
insure considerable revenue for the General Fund.
Council had no objection to fees for plan check for zoning com-pLiance, and City Attorney said this would be incLuded in Ord-ir,.n"" i128, "Ad6pting th6 uniform Building Code", which counciL
would be considering at this meeting.
2. RESOLUTION NO. 40-78 ,'ESTABLISHING FEE SCHEDULE FOR PUBLICffi" was introduced by Councilman Amstrup
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who moved its adoption.
At this point Clty Manager addressed Council , pointing out that
Paciflc telephone has some ob-jections to section II of this
resoLution which pertains to public utilities. However, in view
of the fact that Council wishes to pass this resolution tonight'
this section could be dlscussed with the uttlity companies Later
and the resolution amended if deslred. IIe introduced Mr. Eric
Ring, local manager, Pactfic Telephone. -Mr. Ring stated_ his
company was concerned with the cost of inspectionr -namelyr- the
part o? section II which states' "I! addition to said annual
iee the actual cost of inspectlon of public utility projects in-
volving in excess of 100 square fee of sidewalk or- Pavementopenin[ will be billed to t-he utillty company; such btlling.will
bi annually for projects completed during the year to a maximum
of \ of 17. of the actual construction cost."
Mr. Ring felt that this charge was unfair, and in following dis-
cussion-with the Clty AttornEy and the Diiector of Public Works
indlcated he would plefer the-.actual cost of inspection wtth an
hourly rate.
Director of Publlc l^lorks told Council that P.G.E. also would
Like the same privtleges that the telephone company has. Mr.
W. J. Hammer, Marketlng Supervisor of P.G.E. addressed Councll ,stating his companyts Eissitisfaction with section II and asklng
that both his company and Pacific Telephone be given the oppor-
tunity to negotl-ate thts inspection fee with City.
Councll had no objection to this proposal for a possible anendment
to this resolut ion.
CounciLwoman Barton seconded Councilman Amstruprs motion to adoPt
Resolution 40-78, and rootion carried unanimously on roll call vote.
OR}INANCES - SECOND R-EADING - HEARING
I. ORDINANCE NO. II28 "ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REEERENCE THE I'NIFORM
ffiTION CODE, THE I,NIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1976,
EDITION, AND THE APPENDIX THERETO, THE IJNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS,
1976 EDiTION, THE IJNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1976 EDITION, THE UNIFORM
CODE FOR ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1976 EDITION, AND THE
I]NIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1976 EDITION, AND AMENDING, ADDING AND REPEAL-
ING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE BURLINGAI,IE MIJNICIPAL CODE AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY FOR ADOPTING BUILDING PERMIT FEESTI \,ras presented for
Council consideration and public hearing.
The City Attorney pointed out that urgency language has been in-
cluded in this oidinance so that fees will be effective at once'
also noted the tnclusion of Planning Department plan check fees
Page 6.
Mayor Crosby decLared the meetlng o
none, and the public hearing was de
uestLoned Item 3 on Page 13 which states that
be provided "In all stud walls and partitions
beaitng walls, party walls, kitchen waLls andectrical outlets." He pointed out that a wall
rical outlet could be 30t long, and the whole
have fire stopping. The Director of Public
he language was there basically for fire pro-
fires start where there ts an electricaL outlet
where there is heat. HovJeve r, he agreed that
be changed tot' . . . .and stud cavities con-outlets.rr The Councilman asked that this be
passed its second readlng and was adopted
n Mangini, second by CounciLman Amstrup,
and
on
pen to
clared
p
c
ublic comrnent. There was
losed.
on
Councilman Martinfire stopping shalthat act as main oualls containtng e
containing an e lecwall would have to
Works stated thattection, that mostor in kitchen wal lthe Language couldtaining elec trical
done .
qtrIt
t
s
ORDINANCE NO. II28
mo-ion of founcilma
unanimously carried on roll call vote.
2. ORDTNANCE N0. lt29 "AN ORDINANCE MAKING OFFTCE, WAREHOUSTNGffi usEs suBJEcr ro sPEcrAL PERMrrs rN rIIE
WATERFRONT COMI,IERCIAL (C-4) DISTRICT'! was presented for Council
190
consideration and public hearing.
l'{ayor Crosby declared the meeting open for public comnrent. There
r.ra s none and the public hearlng was declared ctosed.
ORDINANCE NO. II29 passed its second reading and was adopted on
motibn. of Councilman Amstrup, secon d by Councilman Manginl,
unanimously carried on roll calL'vote.
3. ORDINANCE NO. I13O ''AN ORDINANCE PAMOVING RESIDENTIAL USES
HE PROFESSIONAL ts USINESS (C-3) DISTRICT" was presented for
mot ono ounc ma
FROM
Council consideration and public hearing.
Mayor Crosby declared the meetlng open for public comment. There
was none and the public hearing was declared closed.
ORDINANCE N0. L!3! passed its second reading and was adopted
6tG6'E6;"-o?-ffillioman Barton, second by Councilman Amstrup'
unanimousLy carrted on roLl call vote.
4. ORDINANCE NO. tI3L "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE
UNIFOETFTRE-CfiDTT976 EDITION, AND AMENDING, ADDING AND REPEALING
SECTIONS OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE" was presented for CounciL
consideration and public heartng.
Mayor Crosby declared the meeting open for public c-omment. There
was none and the public heartng was declared closed.
ORDINANCE NO 1L 3l passed its second readlng and was adopted on
i Martin, second by Councilman Manginl", unan-
imous 1y carried on roLl call vote.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
I. ORDINANCE NO. LI32 ''URGENCY ORDINANCE INCREASING TRANSIENT
OC-UPANCY TAX FROM SIX T 0 EIGHT PERCENTTT was presented for CounciL
cons ideration.
Ctty Attorney stated this ordinance would be effective- JuLy l, 1978
but- the hotels must be given advance notice. He said he would
confer wlth the City Treasurer on the appropriate method of notify-
ing them.
In response to question from Councilman l'lartln, City Attorney con-
firmed- that Uniform Transient 0ccupancy Tax Ordinance No. 847
would be revised to incorporate changes in wording and procedure
recommended by the City Tieasurer's memo of May 5, 1978.
Mayor Crosby opened the meeting to
ordinance. There lras no response a
declared c Losed .
Councilman Martin brought up the agreement with the Visitorts and
Convention Bureau, vrhiah Counctt had discussed at the study meeting
of June L4, L978, to the point that the City will pay a!-.estimated
$78,000 to the Bureau at the current contraat rate of L5% of the
67. oc",rpancy tax. At study meettng it v,ras-suggested that the in-
crease in tix rate be effected without an increase in the amount
paid the Bureau, and that this agreement be renegotiated.
Councilman Amstrup rePorted he had informed Mr. John Steen of the
Visitors and Convintibn Bureau that the othex 2% which is covered
by this urgency ordinance would not be forthcoming from the City
to the Bureau.
Mr. Steen addressed CounciL, stating he understood this. He
commented that the Cityts g6ing to 8% would not affect the hotels
adversely.
public
nd the
comment on this urgency
publtc hearing was
OR.DINANCE NO.113 2
{Es Tdoptton, secon
ro 11 call vote.
was introduced by Councilnan Amstrup who moved
.d by Councilman i.'langini, carried unanimously on
'-rr' .lar,F Fx.rnrai-
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NEW BUSINESS
COMI-,IENDATION
Councilman Mangini commended staff on. the fine quality of the
large amount of material received by Council for this meeting.
APPROVALS
Warrant Nos . 00263L throu h 002934 , duly audited, in the amount
o , aPPrdbyCtin ree suppli
10, 2826
he auto
ov
ou
qu
e or Payment on mot ion of Counc i Lman
Mangini, secon
Councilman Mar
Location of th
2759, 2804, 28
supplies for t
Payroll, I,Iag f9lt
i373,6j4:46 approve
Councilman l{a rt in ,
ncllman I'lartin, atl aye voice vote.
ested that he be given a report on the
ers paid by Warrant Nos. 266L, 2679, 2696'
, ard 2912 which all relate to parts and
shop .
ck Nos. 3L47 through 3829 in the amount of
n motion of Councilman Mangini, second by
aye voice vote .
1978 from the City of Anaheim regarding
nst the Fair PolitlcaL Practices Commission.
Chedo
al1
o
at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
l. Letter of June
proposed lawsuit ag
2. Letter of June 6, L978 from Paul G. Ilinchcliffe, Jr. 904
Paloma Avenue, roith solution to decreasing the cost of running
government.
3. Memo of June 9, 1978 from Park Directo:r regarding Shorebird
Sanctuary.
4. Copy of letter of June 9, L978 from Burlingame Recreation
Department to people who have registered for classes, advising
them of class changes and increases in fees.
5. Letter of May L9, L978 from Department of Transportation
advising that the former State maintenance station at L007 Rollins
Road is-being scheduled for sale at public auction August Ll, 1978.
6. Letter of June g, Lg78 from ABAG regarding Program Reductions
under Proposition 13; and letter of June 16, L978 from ABAG re-
garding 70% dues reductton.
7. City Planner sumnary of Planning Commlssion meeting June 12,
L978.
8. City Treasurer Report, l{ay 31 , L978
9. Fire and Police Departments Reports,llay, L97 8 .
May, 1978.I0. Fire and Pollce Departments Reports,
11. Minutes: Planning Commtsston, May
June 8, 1978.
22; Traffic, Safety, Parking,
FROM THE FLOOR
SISTER CITY
Mr. A
resse
c onveconti
so thCitybut h
I Leyva of the Burtingame Sister City Association
d Council requesting that they reconsider the fundntion registration fees, and asking if CounciL is
nue paying the Associatl-on's national and internatat it can continue to exist. City Manager reporte
has usually paid the Assocl-ationrs national- dues o
as never paid the international dues.
again add-
ing for theplanning toional dues
d that thef $60.00
With concurrence of Council Mayor Crosby stated that Council wiLl
be meeting Wednesday night, June 2l to consLder budget and at that
time wiII take up Ehe matter of the dues.
L92
sB 3064
Mrs. Dolores Huajarda thanked Council for their oppositlon to
SB 3064 relative to compl-iance date for quieter aiicraft.
ApJOURNIgNI
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 P.M. to Wednesday nlght, June 2L, L978,at 7 t30 P.M.
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